Restaurant bread is a perfect storm: you’re hungry, it’s free, immediate, unlimited, and refined carbohydrate that makes you hungrier for more. Research on proximity is clear: food farther away gets eaten less. Ask them to take it away, or move it out of arm’s reach — one moment of action prevents dozens of willpower battles.
This companion explores the bread basket problem, your options (remove it, relocate it, pre-decide against it), what not to do (rely on “just one”), and how to handle social dynamics when others want the bread. (4 min read)
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